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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 418 · 40 questions
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Speaker's tip (Tell, explain, remind): Opening: greeting, hook, topic, a preview of the points. Body: the main points (about 2 or 3 in a short speech), each with an example or a reason. Closing: a summary, the call to action, thanks and a memorable last line.

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  1. 1.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a summary of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a summary of the points
  2. 2.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) opening, closing, body (b) opening, body, closing (c) body, closing, opening (d) closing, opening, body
  3. 3.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  4. 4.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a story proving a point or thanking the audience? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience
  5. 5.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  6. 6.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or facts and examples? (a) the memorable last line (b) facts and examples
  7. 7.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.🧱 In which part of a speech does a story proving a point belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a preview of the points (b) a summary of the points (c) the call to action (d) the memorable last line
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does introducing the topic belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) reasons for your idea (d) the call to action
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) facts and examples (b) introducing the topic (c) the memorable last line (d) the main points
  13. 13.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the attention hook or a story proving a point? (a) the attention hook (b) a story proving a point
  14. 14.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  15. 15.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) nothing else (b) an example or a reason (c) a goodbye (d) a new topic
  16. 16.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the memorable last line (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) facts and examples
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) the call to action
  19. 19.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  20. 20.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) none at all (b) about 2 or 3 (c) about 50 (d) about 20
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) the call to action (c) the memorable last line (d) thanking the audience
  22. 22.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: reasons for your idea or a preview of the points? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a preview of the points
  23. 23.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a story proving a point (b) greeting the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the attention hook
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  26. 26.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or reasons for your idea? (a) thanking the audience (b) reasons for your idea
  27. 27.🧱 In which part of a speech does a summary of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  28. 28.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the call to action or greeting the audience? (a) the call to action (b) greeting the audience
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) greeting the audience
  30. 30.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the attention hook (c) a preview of the points (d) the memorable last line
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) the body
  33. 33.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or thanking the audience? (a) the main points (b) thanking the audience
  34. 34.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the memorable last line (c) introducing the topic (d) the attention hook
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) a story proving a point (c) facts and examples (d) the attention hook
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) a story proving a point (d) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary of the points (b) the memorable last line (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  38. 38.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) thanking the audience (b) the memorable last line (c) the main points (d) a preview of the points
  39. 39.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  40. 40.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: introducing the topic or a story proving a point? (a) introducing the topic (b) a story proving a point

Answer key

  1. reasons for your idea
  2. opening, body, closing
  3. the closing
  4. a story proving a point
  5. the opening
  6. facts and examples
  7. the body
  8. the body
  9. a preview of the points
  10. the opening
  11. reasons for your idea
  12. introducing the topic
  13. the attention hook
  14. the opening
  15. an example or a reason
  16. a story proving a point
  17. facts and examples
  18. the call to action
  19. reasons for your idea
  20. about 2 or 3
  21. a story proving a point
  22. a preview of the points
  23. a summary of the points
  24. the body
  25. the memorable last line
  26. reasons for your idea
  27. the closing
  28. greeting the audience
  29. greeting the audience
  30. the memorable last line
  31. a summary of the points
  32. the body
  33. the main points
  34. the main points
  35. the attention hook
  36. introducing the topic
  37. the attention hook
  38. a preview of the points
  39. the closing
  40. introducing the topic

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